Somehow we ended up needing to make 2 trips this year… Right now we’re on trip #1 to my parent’s house who live in Tulsa. Trip #2 to Arkansas will be later this week. I thought maybe it would be a little warmer when we came south and it is! It’s 15 degrees here– it was 5 degrees back at the house this morning! My sister and her family are here too– so that makes being here even more special. (That’s a total of 15 people under one roof for those of you who are wondering!!)
Things that make my parent’s house special at Christmastime:
1. The 9 foot tall revolving Christmas tree. (Wish I had brought my camera cord to show you. Trust me, my mother should be a decorator for Rathbone’s!)
2. The beautiful icicle lights that my dad hangs all over the outside of the house. It looks like a gingerbread house!
3. The wonderful meal of roast with all the trimmings that my mom fixes each time we come.
4. Memories evoked by the sight of my old bedroom.
5. My mom and dad!
One of the hardest parts of the ministry is living so far away from family and friends. But then the holidays come and it can be a mini-vacation if you let it. After all of the “Christmas Madness” I finally get a chance to just sit and enjoy a little fun. Hope you do too!
Oh, the comfort of being home at Mom and Dad’s. There’s nothing like it. I am truly happy for you.